Research › Search › Judgment

High Court of Karnataka · body

2025 DAILYLAW 36479 (KAR)

V. CHETHAN v. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA

CRL.P/13677/2024 · 2025-01-31

S Vishwajith Shetty

body2025

Judgment text

Extracted from the PDF above. The PDF is authoritative.

- 1 - !" !# $% " & '" ! % ( ()*+ ,( ** ' ! " "# $" " $ $" " % ! # $ & !$ # & $ Digitally signed by SHIVAKUMAR HIREMATH Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - ' ((( $$ ) !&# $ $$ ' $ $ ' * * + ) ') ,,-./0 1% 23 1((( 4/30235 6/718/ 9:/1-89170029213;<29=2>2<;30 /..213.)-05/ /35;<-8-29=;82.2351-91782?/ 1&8/52.9/8/0 6==;9;8;=;3;4-8;1<2,/ 9;9213/35;<-8-29=7189:/ 177/3,/4-32.:;6</-30/8 /,92138/;0@29: /,9213 17 2. 6/718/ 9:2. 1-89 -30/8 /,9213 & 17 8 .//A2358/5-<;86;2< /;80</;83/0,1-3./<7189:/4;892/. $ 23 82?/ 1& @;. 8/52.9/8/0 6= =;9;8;=;3;4-8; 1<2,/ 9;9213 /35;<-8- 29= 23292;<<= 718 9:/ 177/3,/ 4-32.:;6</ -30/8 /,9213 17 ;5;23.9 -3A31@3 4/8.13. 13 9:/ 6;.2. 17 9:/ 728.9 23718?;9213 0;9/0 & 8/,/2>/0 781? ;93; - 3 - @:12.9:/?19:/8170/,/;./015/.:-82359:/,1-8./ 17 23>/.925;9213 9:/ 4/929213/8 :/8/23 @;. ;88/.9/0 13 % ;30 .-6./B-/39<= 8/?;30/0 91 C-02,2;< ,-.910= :/ 23>/.925;9213 23 9:/ ,;./ 2. ,1?4</9/0 ;30 ,:;85/ .://9 :;. 6//3 72</0 ;5;23.9 9:8// ;,,-./0 4/8.13.:/4/929213/82.;88;=/0;.;,,-./0 1%239:/ ,:;85/ .://9 :/ 6;2< ;44<2,;9213 72</0 6=9:/ 4/929213/8 6/718/ 9:/ C-82.02,9213;< /..213. 1-89 23 1(((@;.8/C/,9/013%%:/8/718/ :/:2.6/718/9:2.1-89 /;83/0,1-3./<7189:/4/929213/8.-6?29.9:;9 9:/4/929213/8@:12.=1-35.9/8;5/0;61-9=/;8.:;. 3119:/8,82?23;<;39/,/0/39.,,-./0 1.;30:;>/ 6//358;39/08/5-<;86;2<6=9:2.1-89:/;<</5;9213.;. ;5;23.9;,,-./0 1.%;30;309:/4/929213/8:/8/23;8/ 20/392,;<,,180235<=:/48;=.91;<<1@9:/4/929213 /8 ,1398; </;83/0 25: 1-89 1>/83?/39 </;0/8@:1:;.1441./09:/48;=/8?;0/239:/4/929213 - 4 - 01/.31902.4-9/9:/.-6?2..213?;0/6=</;83/0,1-3./< 7189:/4/929213/8 $ 23 9:/ 48/./39 ,;./ @;. 23292;<<= 8/52.9/8/0 ;5;23.9 -3A31@3 4/8.13. -8235 9:/ ,1-8./ 17 23>/.925;9213 9:/ 4/929213/8 :/8/23 @;. ;88/.9/0 13 % ;30 :/ 2. ;88;=/0 ;. ;,,-./0 1% 23 9:/ ,:;85/.://9.4/89:/,:;85/.://9;<</5;9213.139:/ 239/8>/3235325:917;30&;,,-./0 1.%91;30;319:/8C->/32</;,,-./0@/8/0;3,23523 9:/ 481,/..213 17 9:/ <1,;< 0/29= /,/;./0 15/.: ;<</5/0<=:;016C/,9/09:/?@:2</9:/=@/8/0;3,235;30 9:/8/718/9:/8/@;.;725:96/9@//3;,,-./04/8.13.;30 9:/ 0/,/;./0 :/8/;79/8 ;9 ;61-9 % ;? @:/3 0/,/;./015/.:@;..29923523;6-..9;30;,,-./0 1% :;0;..;-<9/015/.:@29:A327/@:2,::/:;0@29::2? 23 9:/ 48/./3,/ 17 ' 91 '( ;30 ;,,-./0 1 .3;9,:/0 9:/ A327/ 781? 9:/ :;30 17 ;,,-./0 1% ;30 ;,,-./0 1.% 91 9:/8/;79/8 </79 9:/ .;20 4<;,/ -6./B-/39<= ;,,-./0 1@:1:;0.3;9,:/09:/ A327/ - 5 - 781? 9:/ :;30 17 ;,,-./0 1% 13,/ ;5;23 8/9-83/0 ;30 ;<</5/0<=.9;66/015/.:239:/48/./3,/17'91' ;30 ,1??299/0 :2. ?-80/8 :/ .9;9/?/39 17 9:/ /=/@293/../.:;.6//38/,180/0239:/48/./39,;./;79/8 9:/ 0/<;= 17 ?18/ 9:;3 9:8// @//A. 13.20/8235 9:/ ;718/.;20 ;.4/,9. 17 9:/ ?;99/8 ;,,-./0 1 :;. 6//3 58;39/0 8/5-<;8 6;2< 6= 9:2. 1-89 23 82?23;< /929213 1%% ;30 ;,,-./0 1 :;. 6//3 58;39/0 8/5-<;8 6;2< 6= 9:2. 1-89 23 82?23;< /929213 1( 302.4-9/0<= 9:/ 4/929213/8 @:1 2. =1-35.9/8:;.3119:/8,82?23;<;39/,/0/39. ( 30/8.-,:,28,-?.9;3,/.;?179:/1423213 9:;94/929213/8D.48;=/871858;39178/5-<;86;2<2.8/B-28/0 916/;3.@/8/0;7728?;92>/<=,,180235<=71<<1@235180/8 2.4;../0* :/,82?23;<4/9292132.;<<1@/0 - 6 - :/ 4/929213/8 2. 028/,9/0 91 6/ /3<;85/0 13 6;2< 23 82?/ 1& 17 =;9;8;=;3;4-8; 1<2,/ 9;9213 /35;<-8-298/52.9/8/07189:/177/3,/4-32.:;6</-30/8 /,9213 8/;0@29: /,9213 17 4/30235 13 9:/ 72</ 17 </;83/0 0029213;< 29= 2>2< ;30 /..213. )-05//35;<-8-29=23 1(((.-6C/,9919:/ 71<<1@235,13029213.* ;# /929213/8.:;<</E/,-9/4/8.13;<6130718; .-? 17 .% @29: 9@1 .-8/92/. 718 9:/ <2A/.-? 91 9:/ .;92.7;,9213 17 9:/ C-82.02,9213;< 1-89F 6# /929213/8 .:;<< ;44/;8 8/5-<;8<= 13 ;<< 9:/ 0;9/.17:/;82356/718/9:/82;<1-89-3</..9:/ 82;< 1-89 /E/?49. :2. ;44/;8;3,/ 718 >;<20 8/;.13.F ,# /929213/8 .:;<< 319 028/,9<= 18 23028/,9<= 9:8/;9/3 18 9;?4/8 @29: 9:/ 481./,-9213 @293/../.F 0# /929213/8 .:;<< 319 23>1<>/ 23 .2?2<;8 177/3,/.237-9-8/F - 7 - /# /929213/8.:;<<319</;>/9:/C-82.02,921317 9:/ 82;< 1-89 @29:1-9 4/8?2..213 17 9:/ .;20 1-89 -392< 9:/ ,;./ 8/52.9/8/0 ;5;23.9 :2? 2. 02.41./0177 -+. ( & '" !* " 2.9 1*%& < 1*( *"